I made a pair of socks, two toe-up socks on one circular needle and I must say it was really nice to have them both done at once. I used the Magic Loop method and used a 40" size 2 circular with yarn specifically made for socks. I love ML and use it whenever possible.

I have SSS as well, not to mention a short attention span, so I really like doing both socks at the same time on a set of small (12") circular needles. The size needles I use just depends on the sock yarn; usually somewhere between size 2 to size 5. I use the basic sock pattern from the Knitting for Dummies book for men's socks, but there are lots of other good patterns out there. Once you get the hang of doing two socks at the same time, you may never go back! I had a pair to do the other day and couldn't find one of the circular needles I was looking for, so I used a circular needle along with a set of 5 dpn's just so I could do both socks at the same time!

I prefer one 24" and one 29", though any combination of 2 works fine. You probably don't want anything longer then 29". As to needle size, that would depend on the sock yarn you are using. I have 2 each of 0 up to 4.

Once you're comfortable with the method, you can use any sock pattern.

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I absolutely love 2 socks on one circ magic loop! I use a 40" knitpicks circular needle, anywhere from size 1 to 3, depending on the yarn and pattern. I usually use a 3 for my own socks because I knit pretty tightly. It can be a bit fiddly at first, but once you get the hang of it, it's not any harder than any other method- I actually think it's much easier than dpns.

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